The architecture of Provence and the Riviera (1888)
MacGibbon, David, d.1902 · Edinburgh, D. Douglas · leaf 438
oors. To reachthese he would have to climb a steep stair, enclosedwithin a wooden casing with trapdoor shut, and wouldthus be exposed to attack with all kinds of missiles fromthe platform above, where the defenders stood within theshelter of their projecting hoarding or gallery. VENCE. 407 A… … tlCi. 234. TOWliR OR KEEP, ST PAUL-DC-\AR. the defensive features and in the windows of this tower,indicate a somewhat later date than those of Cannes orAntibes. The defensive works here correspond with the 408 MEDIAEVAL PERIOD. hoardings so common in France in the thirteenth century,such as those…
Architecture -- France Provence · Architecture -- France Riviera
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